Katie Taylor has been presented with a Republic of Ireland jersey ahead of her fight against Miriam Gutierrez.
The Bray boxer faces Gutierrez at the Wembley Arena on Saturday night, while the Boys in Green take on England just across the road at Wembley Stadium tomorrow.
Seamus Coleman, Shane Duffy, Jeff Hendrick, James McClean and Darren Randolph posed for a socially distanced photo with Taylor in a London hotel.
The undisputed lightweight champion told The Irish Mirror: "The football team are staying here as well so I got a chance to meet a few of the guys and they gave me a nice jersey.
"It's a huge week for Irish sport."
She added: "It's great to see the lads in the same hotel and have a quick 'socially distanced' chat and wish each other luck from our respective bubbles.
"I've always had great support from the team over the years and loved my own days playing in the green jersey.
"Football has given the country some of our greatest sporting moments over the years and hopefully the lads can kick off an Irish double at Wembley on Thursday night.
"It's a shame of course that we can't have fans right now at sporting events during the pandemic but I know that regardless people will be at home cheering us on and I know that support means a lot to all of us."
Ireland captain Seamus Coleman said: "Katie's an inspiration to the whole of Ireland, I'm looking forward to watching the fight. We wish her well this Saturday."
Stephen Kenny was dealt a huge blow today when it was confirmed that both Callum Robinson and Aaron Connolly will miss Ireland's three international fixtures in the next week.
Robinson has tested positive for Covid-19, while Connolly picked up an injury in training on Tuesday.
Sean Maguire and Ryan Manning have been called into the squad to replace them.
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